MHG65829 - Radar posts - An Fharaid
Summary
Two rectangular, flat roofed, concrete buildings.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.
Set in the grassed dunes above the cliffs and in a large erosion scar are the remains of two rectangular, flat roofed, concrete buildings. The south example measures 11 m E-W by 6 m and the north example, 6 m N-S by 4 m. To the east of the latter structure are four steel posts embedded in concrete plinths with breeze blocks scattered in the immediate environs. This appears to be the remnants of an aerial mast. All of these structures seem to have been systematically decommissioned and stripped of all fittings. The erosion-scar in which this complex sits is up to 1.5 m deep and seems to have been caused by the original excavation of the dune for the laying of the foundations of these structures. The stability of the ground, once compromised, has not recovered and sand continues to blow out of the scar. This problem is being exacerbated by rabbit-burrowing. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21099 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Brady, K. & Morris, C.D.. 1997. North Sutherland Survey: Coastal Zone Assessment Kyle of Durness to Torrisdale Bay. Glasgow University (GUARD). 30/01/1998. . Site 53.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3977 6991 (48m by 56m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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